In Lesotho, from 3 January 2020 to 5:38pm CEST, 24 October 2022, there have been 34,490 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 706 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 14 August 2022, a total of 1,102,069 vaccine doses have been administered. The World Health Organization.
Much of the 2020-2021 school year was lost both at the high school and college level with students spending most of their time at home. Most were unable to do school work of any kind due to the lack of internet availability.
Our students are now back in school and following safety precautions prescribed by the government, which include masking, social distancing and hand washing.
Student letters to their sponsors have told us of the realities of living with COVID.